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Name the covalent bond between 2 adjacent amino acids (1)

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Peptide bonds

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Describe the structure of a collagen molecule (6)

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There are peptide bonds between amino acids whereby every 3rd amino acid is glycine.
Glycine allows twisting of polypeptide chains. There are 3 polypeptide chains that are held by hydrogen bonds

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